Latham called John Sobolewski "a leading authority" in his area. He joins several other fresh recruits at Latham.

They also don’t get to sleep a lot. Vault gave Business Insider access to its “Gold” membership so we could see Wachtell associates’ reviews of what it’s really like to work there.

In 1982, Wachtell name partner Martin Lipton famously devised the so-called “poison pill,” a shareholder rights tactic for thwarting hostile takeovers, and today, premium M&A deal work ...